Today's Headlines - more at Metro

5/17/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 17, 2009

After 18 months, ports say air plan is working
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9292109
Daily Breeze

Bike to Work Day Photo Diary
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/bike-to-work-day-photo-diary/
StreetsBlogLA

Cities with the worst pain at the pump
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-forbes-pumppain14-2008may14,0,3460917.story
Los Angeles Times

City of San Diego to negotiate with private firm to run airport - Council OKs talks after hearing from 2 bidders
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080516-9999-1mc16airport.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Forbes Lists Worst Cities For Commuters
http://www.nbc5.com/automotive/16291746/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news
NBC News

Gas may be expensive, but riding the bus remains a hard sell
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/05/gas-maybe-expen.html
Los Angeles Times

Gas prices drive man to boycott
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_9290177
Daily Bulletin

Los Angeles Turns To Mass Transit During Gas Crunch
http://www.la.cityzine.com/2008/05/16/los-angeles-turns-to-mass-transit-during-gas-crunch/
Citizine

Nevada Toll Road Plan Endorsed
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=8333641
Las Vegas Now

New National Poll Shows Americans Dislike Larger, Heavier Trucks on U.S. Highways
http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0514-11.htm
Common Dreams

New segments of Santa Ana River Trail finished - 19-mile swath crosses county lines
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_9289261
Daily Bulletin

Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_business10may17,1,6312590.story
Los Angeles Times

Port of Los Angeles and South Coast Air Quality Management District Roll Out World's Most Powerful Heavy Duty Electric Truck
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080516/20080516005907.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Business

Region's most clogged traffic areas targeted - Orange-Los Angeles border under study for transportation improvements
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-angeles-bus-2044312-line-way
Orange County Register

Riverside, Calif., tops gas prices list
http://snipurl.com/29bnb
UPI

Siemens announces biggest US light rail order
http://snipurl.com/299yc
Railway Gazette

Several injured as trolley crashes at The Grove shopping center - The vehicle was nearing the end of its quarter-mile track when it struck a set of planter pots. Two people were taken to the hospital
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-mew-trolley17-2008may17,0,7254985.story
Los Angeles Times

Streetcar Workshop Comes Downtown
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/05/19/news/news_briefs/at03.txt
LA Downtown News

Suicide attempt disrupts morning train commute in Placentia - Authorities tried to negotiate with a despondent 18-year-old man for two hours before he jumped from the top of a train and injured himself
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train17-2008may17,0,5340508.story
Los Angeles Times

Transit target of state budget axe - $4 billion siphoned from public transportation this decade
http://snipurl.com/299xk
North County Times/Californian

Trucks Gone Green?
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/trucks-gone-green/
StreetsBlogLA